On March 7-9 in Tsaghkadzor a seminar "Media Coverage of RA Presidential Elections", organized by Yerevan Press Club and Friedrich Naumann Foundation, was held. The seminar participants – the representatives of the leading media and NGOs of Armenia – discussed such topical issues as the legislative regulation of the activities of electronic and print media during the pre-election campaigns and its compliance with international standards, the coverage of the past presidential elections by the regional media, the role of journalistic associations in ensuring the quality and impartial coverage of elections. At the meeting a comparative analysis of the media coverage of the electoral campaigns of 1995-2003, as well as the findings of the qualitative monitoring of Armenian media coverage of presidential elections in 2003 were presented at the meeting, too.
